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majority noun

  /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/
  • More than half (50%) of some group.
  • In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate.
 mayoría
mayoría de edad

major adjective

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
  • (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
  • Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)
  • Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)
 mayor
  • Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
 importante, significante, considerable, gran, mayúsculo, protagónico

major noun

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • (military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
 comandante, mayor
  • A person of legal age.
 mayor de edad
  • (education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
 asignatura principal, carrera académica
  • A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
 encarrerado

major verb

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
cursar una carrera, encarrerarse, especializarse en
age of majority
mayoría de edad
absolute majority
mayoría absoluta
silent majority
mayoría silenciosa
sexual majority
edad del consentimiento sexual
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